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Bhutan PM, Nepal FM arrive in Dhaka for cabinet swearing-in
03:35 PM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayBhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Nepal’s Foreign Minister Bala Nanda Sharma have arrived in Dhaka to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh’s newly elected 50-member cabinet.
Gold price drops by Tk 2,216 per bhori
03:18 PM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayThe price of gold in Bangladesh has been reduced by Tk 2,216 per bhori, with the new rate for 22-carat gold set at Tk 258,824 per bhori (11.664 grams), Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) announced on Tuesday.
Khalilur, 24 others invited to take oath as ministers
02:38 PM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayTwenty-five individuals, including Dr Khalilur Rahman, who served as National Security Adviser in the interim government, have been invited to take oath as ministers in the BNP-led government’s cabinet.
Saki, Nur among 24 BNP picks for state minister posts
02:02 PM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayTwenty-four individuals, including Md Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki and Md Nurul Haque Nur, have been invited to serve as state ministers in the BNP-led government’s cabinet.
NCP’s six MPs sworn in
01:51 PM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdaySix members of the National Citizen Party (NCP) have taken oath as Members of Parliament and as members of the Constitution Reform Council.
BNP MPs decide not to accept tax-free cars, govt plots
01:10 PM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayThe newly elected members of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have decided not to accept tax-free cars or any government-provided plots.
Ishraque takes oath with Jamaat MPs, skips reform council swearing-in
12:52 PM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayIshraque Hossain, elected from Dhaka-6 constituency, was unable to take oath with BNP lawmakers due to arriving late at the Parliament House on Tuesday.
Rumeen leaves as reform council oath begins
12:42 PM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayIndependent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana, elected from Brahmanbaria-2, took the oath as a member of parliament alongside MPs from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday.
Jamaat MPs take both parliamentary, reform council oaths
12:30 PM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami joined the oath-taking ceremony on Tuesday and proceeded with both oaths, despite earlier uncertainty over its position.
BPP elects Tarique as Leader of the House, set to become PM
12:19 PM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayThe BNP Parliamentary Party (BPP) on Tuesday elected party Chairman Tarique Rahman as the Leader of the House, clearing the way for him to form the next government as Prime Minister.
BNP MPs skip oath for Constitutional Reform Council
12:00 PM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayThe BNP’s newly elected members, who secured a landslide victory in the 13th national parliamentary election, have taken their oath as members of parliament.
Milon, Anee, Aminul invited to take oath in cabinet
11:29 AM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon, MP from Chandpur-1 and former state minister of education, has been invited to take oath as a cabinet member in the BNP government.